Bow tie



Aug. 23, 1927. 1,639,767

L. FRIEDMAN BOW TIE Filed July 14 1924 "Fig f4 I I ///l" I 1 F 1'95: o g/ INVENTOR iom'sgr'dcdman Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

" UNITED STATES 1,639,767 PATENT OFFlCE. -fl

LOUIS ERIEDMAN, or Yoan, my.

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Application 'filed July 14, 1924. Serial No. 725,815.

This invention relates generally to the manufacture of ready-made bow ties, the invention having for a'principal object to provide a ready-made bow tie that has an appearance identical with that tied by hand from a batwing or string tie.

Vhen a tie of this sort is made up, or tied, by hand each time it is worn, the wearer can shape the tie, and form its pleats in an even and relatively perfect manner, and when the tie becomes slightly out of shape it can be readily retied, and in all events is reshaped the next time it is again put in use. j 16 The wearer of a ready-made bow tie, on

the contrary, must take the tie as made up by the manufacturer, and cannot readily adjust it when it loses its shape, and it is therefore a very desirable feature for the manufacturer to be able to produce a readymade bow tie that will retain indefinitely a hand-tied appearance. The invention then,

is directed toward the production of a ready-made bow tie that will have the appearance of a tie which has been tied by hand, and that will retain that appearance for a considerable length of time.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the follow ing description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

F ig, l of the drawing is a face view showing a ready-made bow tie constructed according to the invention.

Fig. 2is an edge view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail face view of the blan from which the facing member of the tie is formed. 7

' Fig. 4 is a likeview-of the blank from which the lining member is formed.

Fig. 5 is a detail transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1, but showing only one of the wing elements.

Fig. 6 is a like view but showing a modified arrangement of the stiffening member.

Fig. 7 is a face View showing the blank from which the lining is formed, this blank having the stiffening wire interlaced therem In constructing my improved bow tie I make use of a pair of facing blanks such as 55 shown in Fig. 3 and each consisting of an elongated sheet 1() of suitable material such as silk, these sheets being :approizimately twice the length of the tie andxof somewhat greater width than the latter. The lining material for each sheet is in the form of a blank 11 of approximately the length of the facing sheet but of less width, the width of the lining being approximately that of thetie. The lining is out oppositely to the silk or other facing material, that is to say, if the silk is cut lengthwise the lining is cut crosswise, or if the silk is cut on'the bias the lining is cut on an opposite bias. By thus cutting the lining in a contrasting direction, the flannel or other interlining used attaches itself to the silk, or

clings to the latter, in a more pronounced manner so that the pleats formed in the silk are also formed in the lining and the tie in consequence holds its shape much longer. In attaching the lining to the silk the edges of the latter are bent over the,

edges of the lining as at 10 and stitched thereto. Afterwards the end of the assembled lining and silk are bent backward toward the centre and secured by the usual loop or band 12 to which an ordinary neck encircling strap is attached, the completed tie presenting a plurality of wings 14;.

To assist in reinforcing the tie I may employ a stiifening member which is here in the form of a wire 16 embedded in a strip 17 of stiff paper, this strip being comparatively narrow, but being of substantially equal length with the tie. stiffening material may be positioned be tween the front portion of the tie and the turned back ends as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing, or it may be positioned between the lining and the silk, as shown in Fig. 6. This reinforcing strip acts to prevent the interlining from'falling down or flattening out, and acts to cause the tie to keep its shape for a greater length of time. As indicated in Fig. 7 of the drawing a stiffening wire 16 may be interwoven with the lining 11, or the wire may be interwoven into a supplementary lining, or more than one wire may be used if desired. V I have found that by constructing-a ready-made bow tie as above set forth the latter can be given an appearance closely resembling that of a hand-tied device, and I have found also that the tie retains its shape for a considerable length of time. Since the tie that is arranged to be made up This strip of ion by handisalways made with a soft and 1 pliable interlining usually known as flannel, it follows that the use of a very stiff interlining in the ready-made tie is impracticable if the latter is tobe given an appearance substantially identical'vvith that of the bow-tie that the wearer has to tie himself, so that the lining and reinforcing require to be arranged in a certain definite manner in order to enable the tie to hold its shape for any length of time, while preserving the general flexibility characterized by the bowtie that is tied by the wearer.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:-

'In a ready-made bow tie, the combination 7 with an outer cover, of a lining disposed within the outer cover, and a stifiening member of zig-zag formation interlaced in the lining.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed 'my signature. a LOUIS FRIEDMAN. 

